The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents ... the World Heritage Committee or of the Secretariat of ...

The Black Country and the Ironbridge Gorge are being promoted on a new map of Unesco sites ... is one of the seven original World Heritage Sites in the UK In 1986, Ironbridge Gorge became one ...

New research says Stonehenge shows there may have been close ties between people across Britain ... Park Unesco project, her mentor says. The role involves balancing heritage preservation with ...

There are 1,223 UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the globe, from the Great Pyramids of Giza to Easter Island to Independence Hall in Philadelphia. These landmarks have cultural, historical or ...

The University of Manchester’s site in Cheshire has been selected as the next UK candidate to go forward for nomination to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as ...

Making UNESCO's World Heritage List means protection and prestige for some of the world's most famous sites—and some of the not-so-famous. See how much you know about these special places.

Assam's cultural legacy achieved a historic milestone as the Charaideo Maidams, the mound burial system of the Ahom dynasty, ...

"A grand Magh Bihu gift for Assam as the Charaideo Maidams gets the official World Heritage Site ... Umrangso mine tragedy: ...

One in five (23%) sites on the UNESCO World Heritage ... Pressure on natural World Heritage from planned infrastructure is also increasing. Major development such as the construction of roads, dams, ...

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Japan is considering holding a commemoration for wartime forced laborers at a former gold mine, which was recently listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as early as ...

Educational institutions and learning centres have shaped civilisations for centuries. These UNESCO World Heritage Sites stand as landmarks of intellectual and cultural advancement, carrying profound ...

NEW DELHI--Japan’s Sado Island gold mine ... Heritage status during a meeting of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO here on July 27. The decision brings the total number of World Heritage ...